Who is American teen sensation Jovic?
At just 17 years old, American rising star Iva Jovic has already won a WTA title – the youngest player this year to do so.
The Guadalajara Open champion hails from Torrance in the US state of California, but her mother is from Croatia and her father is from Serbia.
She made her ITF tournament debut as a 14-year-old at the 2022 W15 Los Angeles, reaching the final.
She also progressed to the third round at the 2022 Junior US Open, before winning her first ITF title in 2023 at the W25 Redding.
Jovic made her Grand Slam debut when she was given a wildcard entry to the 2024 US Open – reaching the second round after beating Poland's Magda Linette.
She was also given wildcard entry to the 2025 Australian Open, again winning her opening match against Spain's Nuria Parrizas-Diaz.
The American teen qualified for her first Wimbledon in 2025, but exited in the first round after losing to Suzan Lamens of the Netherlands.
Her new WTA title has brought her from a world ranking of 73 to 36. At the start of 2025, she was ranked 206.
Her triumph also means she is the youngest American to win a tour-level title since Coco Gauff's Parma Open victory in 2021.
How much prize money has Jovic won?
Jovic's Guadalajara Open win banked her a £120,355 cheque ($ 164,000) – her biggest prize to date.
Other prize money that Jovic has won includes:
- Second round 2024 US Open – £102,732 ($ 140,000)
- Second round 2025 Australian Open – £100,163 ($ 125,653)
- Second round 2025 French Open – £101,233 ($ 137,992)
- First round Wimbledon – £66,000 ($ 89,954)
Her career earnings to date are now £753,836 ($ 1,028,278), having earned £606,220 ($ 826,978) in 2025.
What are experts saying about Iva Jovic?
The tennis world has reacted with praise to the teenager's first title.
Former coach of Serena and Venus Williams Rick Macci posted on X: "Iva Jovic age 17 is the real deal as mentally is cut from a different cloth".
The 2024 Miami Open winner Danielle Collins posted on Instagram that it would be the "first of many" for Jovic.
Nick Kyrgios, who reached the 2022 Wimbledon final, said the "sky is the limit" as he shared an image of Jovic and her trophy on social media.
And former world number three and 2024 US Open finalist Jessica Pegula posted a message of congratulations to Jovic on her Instagram account.
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